Gene Jarvis: Woolly Spider Monkey

Artist: Gene Jarvis
1921 - 1990
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1984
Image Size: 10.25 by 9 inches
Overall Size: 13.5 by 12.5 inches
Medium: Pen & Ink on Hot Press Illustration Board

Some of the most endangered of all animals today are the primates -- monkeys, apes and other forms most closely related to Homo sapiens, or man. A pertinent example is the Woolly Spider Monkey. Living almost exclusively in the Tupi forests of southeast Brazil, this small creature has been seen in the wild only fleetingly by a mere handful of men ... and consequently, very little is known about its natural habits. The Spider Monkey has developed long limbs and a highly muscular tail ... enabling it to swing from branch to branch, sometimes as far as twenty-five feet at a time. Rarely seen in zoos outside Brazil, this creature's habitat continues to be taken by cultivation and development.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Brazil 80.00 Woolly Spider Monkey stamp issued July 2, 1984.

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